Security guard jobs in the United States

Find security guard jobs across the United States. Choose a place, compare current openings and read the employer’s requirements.

Hiring at a glance

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Open jobs
31,591
Employers
3,762

Advertised starting pay

Average starting payUSD / hour
$20.09Across 22,437 listings
Average starting payUSD / year
$74,928Across 558 listings
Average starting payUSD / month
$10,879Across 16 listings

Employer-advertised starting pay, not employee salaries. Currencies and pay periods stay separate.

Where work happens

Remote
<1%55 listings
Hybrid
<1%52 listings
On-site
5%1,506 listings

Not specified: 95% (29,978 listings)

Employers hiring include Allied Universal (15,541), Securitas Security Services (798), GardaWorld (707).

Sources & calculation notes

These figures describe the listings on this role page at the date shown, not the whole job market. Listings can change.

Employer-listed minimums from at least 10 listings per currency and pay period. These are advertised starting amounts, not employee salaries. Jobs without a minimum and unusual amounts are excluded.

Hybrid and on-site classifications may be inferred from descriptions. Check the original ad. How we count

Security guard jobs in the United States

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  • Security Officer Part Time Security Presence

    Allied Universal

    Roseville, MI

    • $16 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Driver Visitor Management

    Allied Universal

    Monroe, MI

    • $18 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Enhanced Part Time Entry Security

    Allied Universal

    Detroit, MI

    • $16.5 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Security Screener Court

    Allied Universal

    Detroit, MI

    • $18.39 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Driver Incident Coordination

    Allied Universal

    Detroit, MI

    • $21 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer I

    Tenet Healthcare

    Detroit, MI

  • Unarmed Security Officer - Grand Ledge, MI

    Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group

    Grand Ledge, MI

    • $15 to $22 USD / hour

    Industry Security, Warehouse, Customer Service

  • Security Officer Patrol - Health Center

    Allied Universal

    Lewiston, ID

    • $18 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Driving Role

    Allied Universal

    Boise, ID

    • $21.5 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Driver Patrol Support

    Allied Universal

    Springfield, NE

    • $19.74 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Guest Services

    Allied Universal

    Lincoln, NE

    • $18.54 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Full Time Unarmed Patrol Documentation

    Allied Universal

    Delray Beach, FL

    • $15.92 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Campus Lead Security Officer - Various Sites

    Mesa USD 4

    Mesa, AZ

    • From $19.89 USD / hour
  • Campus Security Officer - Various Sites

    Mesa USD 4

    Mesa, AZ

    • From $17.78 USD / hour
  • Security Officer CPR Patrol

    Allied Universal

    Ipswich, MA

    • $21.85 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Patrol Escort

    Allied Universal

    Seekonk, MA

    • $18.69 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Perimeter Security

    Allied Universal

    Concord, MA

    • $21 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Clearance Monitoring

    Allied Universal

    Chelmsford, MA

    • $24.69 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Unarmed Deterrence

    Allied Universal

    Brockton, MA

    • $18.85 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Communications Center

    Allied Universal

    Framingham, MA

    • $23.31 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Armed Part Time Patrol Deterrence

    Allied Universal

    Boston, MA

    • $25 USD / hour
    • Part-time

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Unarmed Security Officer - Westfield, MA

    Metro One Loss Prevention Services Group

    Westfield, MA

    • $15 to $22 USD / hour

    Industry Security, Military, Customer Service

  • Security Officer Unarmed Patrol Operations

    Allied Universal

    Lewes, DE

    • $17.34 USD / hour

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Full Time Guest Registration

    Allied Universal

    Wilmington, DE

    • $17.4 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…

  • Security Officer Full Time Patrol Incident Assessment

    Allied Universal

    Wilmington, DE

    • $18.39 USD / hour
    • Full-time

    Allied Universal®, North America’s leading security and facility services company, offers rewarding careers that provide you a sense of purpose. While working in a dynamic, welcoming, and…